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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months ago

Young men are 'playing videogames all day' instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman

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Young men are 'playing videogames all day' instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman

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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months ago
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To justify Medicaid cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the healthcare program leads to "able-bodied young men" playing videogames instead of working.
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    People are checking out because the middle class is non-existent. It doesn’t matter how hard you work - the the prospect of getting ahead, owning a home, retirement is out of reach for the vast majority of people.

    People can work hard and stress themselves out or they can check out of the system and achieve largely the same result.

    This is about the failures of late stage capitalism. To claim the issue is free healthcare is gaslighting.

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      Gaslight

      Obstruct

      Project

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      Removed by mod

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        It may be today, but a strong middle class is what placates the working class. Give em something to shoot for so they won’t shoot you.

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    • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      Time for another round of:

      “Turn on, tune in, drop out.”

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        10 months ago

        Waaaay ahead of ya haha

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      This is about the failures successes of late stage capitalism

      FTFY

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